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Genre: Old Time
I'm playing the Nate Calkins fretless tackhead #12 that arrived for review yesterday. It is a great Walnut necked grain measure pot banjo and has a wonderful sound and feel. Look for the review in July's Old Time Way. It'll be a good un!
This old Stephen Foster tune has had its parts reversed over the years but I play it as was originally set with verse before chorus.
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Size: 2,595kb, uploaded 11/8/2008 2:39:36 PM
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I recorded this today (11/8/08) on my imac with Vega Deering Tub-a-phone using audacity (the program [;)] for this week's Tune of the Week. As you listen through, you will find that there are actually 2 versions combined in one. The more common one is first, but in the second, which I got from playing it with Bruce Molsky (historical reference on the way, it's not new to Bruce) you will notice the transition to a 4 chord halfway through the first measure and also at the START of the B part. Though it took me a while to reconcile it in my head, I find it a pretty cool variation. You are free or course, to play as you will. Just remember, if you want to play nice with others, you'll have to find common ground.
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Size: 2,096kb, uploaded 11/8/2008 3:04:56 PM
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I recorded this today (11/8/08) on my imac with Hardesty fiddle # 85 using audacity (the program [;)] for this week's Tune of the Week. I start basic then add my variations. Choose how basic or fancy you want, but listen to the fiddle part to get a better idea of what you might play on the banjo to pair, counter or otherwise back up the fiddler.
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Size: 2,005kb, uploaded 4/4/2008 4:04:36 PM
Genre: Old Time
Played on my new Bowlin Frettless!
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Genre: Old Time
Played on the new Bowlin Frettless!
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Size: 1,743kb, uploaded 1/30/2013 9:03:58 AM
Genre: Old Time
From my book Old Time Festival Tunes for Clawhammer Banjo - Mel Bay 20313 published in 2006. It is the slow basic version
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From "Barenaked Banjos" (Dan Levenson - Buzzard 2002 CD) - 24 Solo banjo tunes using 4 different banjos!
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Size: 2,553kb, uploaded 4/12/2007 8:08:47 AM
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From "Barenaked Banjos" (Dan Levenson - Buzzard 2002 CD) - 24 Solo banjo tunes using 4 different banjos!
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Size: 141kb, uploaded 1/8/2012 6:28:57 AM
Genre: Old Time
here is an mp3 of the midi file of bobs tab
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Size: 139kb, uploaded 1/8/2012 6:28:12 AM
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here is a mp3 of the midi from the finale file of dan's version
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this is tony's tab as an mp3
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this is tony's tab as an mp3
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Size: 215kb, uploaded 1/8/2012 2:47:24 PM
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this is tony's tab as an mp3
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This old Charlie Poole favorite is from my CD "Traveling Home" released in 2006. Produced by Bob Carlin.
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From Barenaked Banjos (Buzzard 2002).
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Size: 2,446kb, uploaded 12/11/2011 1:31:39 PM
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Here is Martha Campbell on the new Eastman Whyte Laydie banjo. I'm tuned to double C (or there abouts) but most fiddlers - including myself - play it in D. So, tuning up to double D is how I would do it with a fiddler. Buddy Thomas' version is the most well known and he plays a pretty notey version of this tune which I love. I remember talking with Joe Dobbs while doing his radio program "Music From The Mountains" on WVa Public Radio. He was telling me about some young new-old time fiddler asking him why he played so many (ie. too many) notes. His response was priceless, "Because that's the way Buddy Thomas taught it to me!"
Like I said, love this tune. Miss Jennifer says it is one of her favorites also! You should hear us together.
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Size: 3,133kb, uploaded 4/26/2010 4:07:24 PM
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By request. Thanks Mikey for asking for this one. This tune appeared in a Mel Bay compilation called Banjos 2000 and I don't think I have ever put it out on one of my albums. Perhaps it is time for a new one with it.
I wrote it around 1996 or 7 (I think) when I was playing one year at the Black Mountain festival in North Carolina - yes around Midnight. SO quite and eerie in a good way. The fretless Bowlin with Nylgut strings has exactly the sound I wanted for it. I tune the banjo to low double G so the fingering is like double C/D. I've always heard it in my mind with Jembe and Digeredoo. I have (somewhere) a cassette tape of each with banjo but not both. Tall Ted would be on dig version, not recalling the jembe player. Ah well, like I said, need to do a full album with it, with said accompaniment. What a great night it was...Till then... Enjoy
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Size: 1,268kb, uploaded 4/5/2009 7:25:41 AM
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Recorded this morning (Sunday the 5th) with Deering Good time tuned up to D. First two passes, basic bum ditty, second two, with basic drop thumb (bum pa dit ty, thump a thump a, did ty did ty - whatever). Kept it as basic as I could but used drop thumb instead always fifth string cause it does sound nicer that way. Hope this helps illustrate the difference. Hope I'm enough through the first cup o joe!
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Size: 802kb, uploaded 4/10/2008 8:35:23 AM
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Played on Gold Tone w/Tub-a-phone type tonering, skin head, graphic neck. What a Banjo!
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Size: 2,747kb, uploaded 12/30/2006 9:59:19 AM
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From my 1996 CD "New Frontier - Instrumentals from China and America" This cut features Clawhammer Banjo (Enoch neck on 11 13/16 Tubaphone rim) with Yang Chin (Chinese hammered dulcimer).
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From Eat At Joe's - The Boiled Buzzards' second album. Great old time tune, great teaching tune. This tune is also the core of my teaching method "Clawhammer Banjo From Scratch" - a Mel Bay publication - available from me at Clawdan.com
Enjoy the music and Play Nice!
Dan
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Size: 3,424kb, uploaded 3/25/2010 9:57:39 AM
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As promised, here is the latest recording of Spotted Pony as a solo banjo piece. I just played it through a few times so nits and warts are still there that I might not accept for a commercial recording.
I recorded this using the new Jason Burns 11" Tubaphone style banjo and an Audio Technica AT 2020 USB mic direct to Audacity recorder on my 2008 iMac. No effects have been added but I did put silence at the front of the tune and a fade out at the end. I have found this mic to be quite nice - wonderful actually for recording to my computer and thank Audio Technica for their fine equipment. They have been my mic of choice for banjo for many years (for dances I use the Audio Tech Pro 7a on both banjo and fiddle) and an endorser of my music.
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Introducing the Dan Levenson Trio! A new direction where I play fiddle or clawhammer banjo and am joined by guitar and bass. The guitar player here is long time Boiled Buzzard Annie Trimble with Greg Gendall on bass.
This tune written by Tom T. Hall is a favorite with many bands. We first recorded it with the Boiled Buzzards on Early Bird Special.
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Size: 1,516kb, uploaded 12/30/2006 9:38:01 AM
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From my 1996 CD "New Frontier - Instrumentals from China and America" This cut features Clawhammer Banjo (Sweeney minstral banjo built by Bob Flescher) and Yang Chin (Chinese hammered dulcimer)
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Size: 1,816kb, uploaded 12/14/2010 7:15:00 AM
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aks Raw Recruit - OME Wizard banjo tuned up aDADE (Key of D) with fiberskin head and OME's Sweetone tailpiece.
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OME Wizard tuned gBGDB (key of G) fiberskin head with Sweetone tailpiece.
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OME Wizard tuned gBGDB (key of G) fiberskin head with no knot tailpiece.
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OME Wizard tuned up to aEAC#E (key of A) fiberskin head with Sweetone tailpiece.
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OME Wizard tuned up to aEAC#A (key of A) fiberskin head with no knot tailpiece.
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OME Wizard tuned up to gCGCD (key of C) fiberskin head with Sweetone tailpiece.
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Size: 2,419kb, uploaded 12/14/2010 7:28:19 AM
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OME Wizard tuned up to gCGCD (key of C) fiberskin head with no knot tailpiece.
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Size: 1,697kb, uploaded 12/14/2010 7:17:03 AM
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OME wizard banjo tuned up aDADE with fiber skin head and no know tailpiece.
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